A lovely Savoie white with an intriguing name: 1248 was the date of a massive landslide when part of the Mont Granier collapsed and buried countless villages. The name Apremont, or bitter mountain, seems therefore appropriate. This delicious, light and flinty wine offers much less risky exploration,...

£17.00per unit

Details correct as at: 11/03/2019 11:10

There was a lovely Cremant de Savoie on the list, also made from the Jacquère grape - alas! seems to have sold out:

A lovely Alpine white: fresh, clean and fruity, delicately fragrant with hints of honeysuckle and with just a hint of roundness. A touch more concentrated than usual in 2017 but still showing its typical, wonderful freshness and delicacy, this can be enjoyed with or without food.

Ranked third for number of awards won among wines from this region: the Guide Hachette des Vins awarded the 2014 vintage Cité.This is the second highest-priced wine produced from Altesse in Roussette de Savoie Frangy. The price has been st ...Stores...

They also use the Rhone’s Roussanne in Savoie, which they call Bergeron, but I haven’t found examples of it anywhere local to me as yet - so no idea what it tastes like in its Savoie expression.

There are some fab reds from Savoie too- my favourite grape is Mondeuse. This one is wild, spicy and yet light:

An excellent reply from @inbar. I would only add for older members: I was put off by my experience of these wines when first skiing in the early 1980s, and didn’t try them again for about 25 years. But they are now greatly improved. So give them another try.

Apremont has always been a favourite of mine, and the one I had this year was excellent. They are fragrant, refreshing and very suitable for a glass at lunchtime when ski-ing. I prefer it to Roussette although it’s decent too.

I tried Mondeuse for the first time a year or so ago, and I am converted. Posted last week about a lovely bottle we had one evening with dinner. Also had a half bottle of Swiss Pinot Noir at lunchtime one day, which was ok but nothing special. The local Gamay is very quaffable, but not in the same league as the Mondeuse. I think that is probably broadly similar to @MikeFranklin views, but he has managed a wider range of samples than me .

Oh, that’s interesting. I prefer Roussette as I find it a bit fuller flavoured than Apremont, which I find a little acidic. Not had any for some time though there is 1 bottle of Roussette downstairs awaiting its fate.

I’m with you, @Andy999. Although I like them both, I definitely prefer the Roussette- I think it’s got more body and more perfume to it. Very versatile with food too. Should get some more in, come to think of it…!

Just to confirm @Inbar comment that Apremont is a commune in Savoie and the usual local white grape is Jacquere. So comparing Rousette with Apremont is not quite valid!

Re the Savoie Roussanne I’m pretty sure I’ve seen plenty of it for sale around here. If I remember I’ll pick up a bottle for you to try when I’m next 'darn sarf"

As @MarkC comments I am definitely a Mondeuse convert but sadly not so much a Persan convert. Also I’m afraid I’m not a white drinker so can’t really comment on the various whites. (a conversion project to embarked on possibly in the spring!).